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FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... result of complying with the Best Interests Duty, and the Letter of Advice to replace the Statement of Advice and Record of Advice. KPMG director of superannuation advisory, actuarial and financial risk Cecilia Storniolo said: "Anecdotally, we've ...

IDII pitfalls advisers should avoid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... the costs incurred are understood. Cameron urged advisers to document everything in the Statement of Advice or Record of Advice and that the client understands the recommendations. "If the rising cost of cover is something that needs to be taken into ...

ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... client and product research, is a costly exercise. Some 146 respondents supported allowing greater use of the Record of Advice. Advisers said that the rising regulatory and governance costs are making advice less affordable. Many want RG 244 Giving information ...

ASIC extends advice relief measure

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
ASIC is extending the relief measure that allows financial advisers to provide a Record of Advice (ROA) rather than a statement of advice (SOA) until October 15. The decision to extend the relief measure came after consulting with the industry, the ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... that would give an adviser and the licensee more confidence that they can speak freely in a statement of advice, record of advice or a document, that's actually a separate issue," Dummett added. Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino agreed: "If ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... corporate regulator has extended the capped advice fees regarding ERS at $300, allowing advisers to provide a record of advice rather than a comprehensive statement of advice in this circumstance until 15 April 2021 rather than October 15. In addition ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... Australians through this period of economic uncertainty," it said. "Scaled advice would be documented through a Record of Advice and allow a client to seek advice on a specific subject, such as the impact of a redundancy or a hardship withdrawal from ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... affected by COVID-19 about ERS, relief extending the period for giving Statements of Advice and relief to allow a Record of Advice to be given instead of a Statement of Advice in certain circumstances. De Gori said the industry was not consulted on the ...

FPA launches new ROA solution template

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched a digital version of the Record of Advice (ROA) solution 'template' to support members who have been inundated with requests for advice, following the strong demand for early super access. ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... key measure sees the requirement for advisers to issue a Statement of Advice lifted, so long as they provide a Record of Advice and don't charge more than $300 for the advice. Here in lies the problem, with advisers concerned Australians may be driven ...